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EDF Renewables’ 50MW Bloy’s Grove solar farm gets green light

July 1, 2022
EDF Renewables has been given the green light to develop its 49.9MW Bloy’s Grove solar farm by South Norfolk District Council.
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Quinbrook acquires BESS development rights for 230MW/460MWh Uskmouth site

June 29, 2022
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has gained project development rights for its 230MW/460MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at former Uskmouth coal fired power station.
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Westbridge secures grid connection for UK battery storage system

June 29, 2022
Westbridge Energy UK has secured a grid connection for its Fiskerton 53MVA battery energy storage system from Western Power Distribution (WPD).
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Field secures £77m as it looks to ‘double down’ on its battery storage portfolio expansion

June 28, 2022
Battery energy storage company Field has secured £77 million in funding as it looks to continue the rapid expansion of its portfolio.
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Mayor of London opens renewables tender to power Tube network

June 28, 2022
A power purchase agreement (PPA) tender has been launched by the Mayor of London as part of ambitions to power the Tube network with 100% renewable electricity.
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Solar car park developer 3ti hits funding target in less than an hour

June 28, 2022
Solar car park developer 3ti has hit 100% of its funding target of £500,000 in less than an hour.
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Wärtsilä and SSE unveil 50MW/100MWh battery energy storage development

June 28, 2022
Wärtsilä is to provide a 50MW/100MWh energy storage system for SSE’s first grid-scale battery project in Salisbury, Wiltshire.
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NextEnergy ‘weathers turbulence’ of past year as revenues jump on power price surge

June 27, 2022
Increased power price forecasts boosted NextEnergy Solar Fund’s (NESF) full year results as its revenue grew by 19% to £114 million.
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Mitsubishi Power announces four BESS projects in Ireland as it enters European market

June 24, 2022
Mitsubishi Power has announced four battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in the Republic of Ireland, marking its first step into the European energy storage market.
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Standardised methodology published to help boost ecological management at solar farms

June 23, 2022
Solar Energy UK has developed a standardised methodology for monitoring biodiversity on solar farms, to help provide a better assessment of changes and aid ecological management.

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